From 7124d978d31b839efc57112a9aa2c6d82c2d60d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Philip Sargent <philip.sargent@klebos.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:27:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add 'del' and 'delfirst' options

---
 databaseReset.py | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/databaseReset.py b/databaseReset.py
index 5165440..a7fc8c6 100644
--- a/databaseReset.py
+++ b/databaseReset.py
@@ -211,6 +211,20 @@ class JobQueue():
             self.results[j].append(None) # append a placeholder
         return True
     
+    def dellastprofile(self):
+        """trim one set of data from the results
+        """
+        for j in self.results_order:
+            self.results[j].pop() # delete last item
+        return True
+    
+    def delfirstprofile(self):
+        """trim one set of data from the results
+        """
+        for j in self.results_order:
+            self.results[j].pop(0) # delete zeroth item
+        return True
+    
     def saveprofiles(self):
         """Save timings for the set of imports just completed
         """
@@ -323,7 +337,9 @@ def usage():
     print("""Usage is 'python databaseReset.py <command> [runlabel]'
              where command is:
              test      - testing... imports people and prints profile. Deletes nothing.
-             profile   - print the profile from previous runs. Import nothing.
+             profile   - print the profile from previous runs. Import nothing. 
+                        -  del       - deletes last entry
+                        -  delfirst  - deletes first entry
 
              reset     - normal usage: clear database and reread everything from files - time-consuming
              
@@ -403,8 +419,21 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 #   elif "writecaves" in sys.argv: # untested in 2020 - will overwrite input files!!
 #       writeCaves()
     elif "profile" in sys.argv: 
-        jq.loadprofiles()
-        jq.showprofile()
+        if runlabel == 'del' :
+            jq.loadprofiles()
+            jq.dellastprofile()
+            jq.dellastprofile() # twice because loadprofiles adds a dummy
+            jq.showprofile()
+            jq.saveprofiles()
+        if runlabel == 'delfirst' :
+            jq.loadprofiles()
+            jq.dellastprofile() # remove the dummy
+            jq.delfirstprofile() 
+            jq.showprofile()
+            jq.saveprofiles()
+        else:
+            jq.loadprofiles()
+            jq.showprofile()
         exit()
     elif "help" in sys.argv:
         usage()